BIPS - Studies in the History and Culture of the Persianate World Reflecting the British Institute of Persian Studies' role in stimulating and promoting research into all aspects of Persian and Iranian Studies, the BIPS Persian Studies series exists to provide an outlet for the work conducted in this field and welcomes proposals for book length publications in the form of research monographs, conference proceedings or other edited volumes. The series is particularly ready to serve as a vehicle for publishing research undertaken with the support and sponsorship of BIPS and arising out of one of its research programmes. The series was first produced by I.B. Tauris under the editorship of Professor Vanessa Martin, was subsequently published by the Gingko Library, and is now published by I.B.Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Academic. For further information about previous title published in the series, please consult the British Institute of Persian Studies website.

Series Editor: Dr Saeed Talajooy (University of St Andrews) Editorial board: Professor Ali Ansari, (University of St Andrews), Professor Andrew Newman (University of Edinburgh), Professor Nasrin Rahimieh (University of California, Irvine), Professor Christine van Ruymbeke (University of Cambridge), Dr Roy Fischel (University of London), Dr Yusen Yu (University of St Andrews), Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz (University of Edinburgh), Dr Robert Steele (University of Vienna), Professor Charles Melville (University of Cambridge).